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What is the noun for pushing?

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push
  1. A short, directed application of force; an act of pushing.
  2. An act of tensing the muscles of the abdomen in order to expel its contents.
  3. A great effort (to do something).
  4. An attempt to persuade someone into a particular course of action.
  5. (military) A marching or drill maneuver/manoeuvre performed by moving a formation (especially a company front) forward or toward the audience, usually to accompany a dramatic climax or crescendo in the music.
  6. A wager that results in no loss or gain for the bettor as a result of a tie or even score
  7. (computing) The addition of a data item to the top of a stack.
  8. (Internet) The situation where a server sends data to a client without waiting for a request, as in server push, push technology.
  9. (dated) A crowd or throng or people
  10. (snooker) A foul shot in which the cue ball is in contact with the cue and the object ball at the same time
  11. Synonyms:
      12. nudge, jolt, shove, elbow, prod, jab, poke, jostle, smack, thrust, bump, hit, butt, knock, punch, strike, shoulder, thump, bash, jar, ram, tap, thwack, dab, dig, stab, whack, touch, dig in the ribs, lunge, barge, drive, plunge, bunt, bang, jog, forward movement, heave, pull, prick, charge, rush, spring, dive, shunt, leap, jump, sudden movement, stroke, putt … more
  12. Examples:
      13. “She could not help but give the slow-walking person in front of her a gentle push in the back to hurry him along.”
      “The push towards renewable energy is part of a strategy to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.”
      “The movement is leading the way in the push to reshape the discourse around climate change.”
pusher
  1. Someone or something that pushes. [from 16th c.]
  2. A person employed to push passengers onto trains at busy times, so they can depart on schedule.
  3. (military slang) A girl or woman. [from 20th c.]
  4. (colloquial) An illegal drug dealer. [from 20th c.]
  5. (aeronautics) An aircraft with the propeller behind the fuselage. [from 20th c.]
  6. A device that one pushes in order to transport a baby while on foot, such as a stroller or pram (as opposed to a carrier such as a front or back pack).
  7. Synonyms:
      8. supplier, dealer, bagman, source, connection, man, hawker, peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker, dope peddler, dope pusher, drug peddler, drug seller, drug supplier, candy man, narco, fixer, drug lord, drug smuggler, smuggler, kingpin … more
  8. Examples:
      9. “Lunchtime shoppers gazed in astonishment as police launched a full-scale raid on a suspected drug pusher operating from York city centre.”
      “If you are the faster key-code pusher, you will eject the Mech pilot and be able to claim the Mech for your own usage.”
      “I was like a Japanese subway pusher trying to keep people in the club and listen to the guy.”
pushiness
  1. The quality of being pushy; being aggressively ambitious, overly assertive.
  2. Being bold or determined.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. audacity, cheek, nerve, effrontery, brazenness, gall, chutzpah, cheekiness, impudence, temerity, presumptuousness, face, boldness, brass, impertinence, pertness, insolence, audaciousness, brashness, sauciness, rudeness, forwardness, crust, disrespect, shamelessness, cockiness, nerviness, discourtesy, assumption, incivility, familiarity, defiance, assurance, overconfidence, guts, moxie, spunk, sassiness, hardiness, gutsiness, stuff, front, disrespectfulness, assertiveness, aggression, forcefulness, impudency, presumption, sauce, brassiness … more
  4. Examples:
      5. “They learn to get what they want by swapping New York-style pushiness for polite deference and restraint.”
      “The brunt of each episode consists of Ruby locked in her antiseptic queendom, constantly bossing Max around in a purgatory of pushiness.”
      “I had not yet learned to be bothered by the crowds and the heat and the pushiness.”
pushlet
  1. (Internet) A push mechanism in which the Web server takes advantage of persistent HTTP connections and leaves the response unterminated so that it can continue to send information.
push
  1. (obsolete, Britain, dialect) A pustule; a pimple.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nudge, jolt, shove, elbow, prod, jab, poke, jostle, smack, thrust, bump, hit, butt, knock, punch, strike, shoulder, thump, bash, jar, ram, tap, thwack, dab, dig, stab, whack, touch, dig in the ribs, lunge, barge, drive, plunge, bunt, bang, jog, forward movement, heave, pull, prick, charge, rush, spring, dive, shunt, leap, jump, sudden movement, stroke, putt … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “She could not help but give the slow-walking person in front of her a gentle push in the back to hurry him along.”
      “The push towards renewable energy is part of a strategy to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels.”
      “The movement is leading the way in the push to reshape the discourse around climate change.”
pushfulness
  1. Quality of being pushful.
  2. Examples:
      3. “The wage outcome is a result of two factors, trade union pressure, or pushfulness, and employer resistance.”
pushing
  1. The act by which something is pushed.
  2. Synonyms:
      3. incitement, stimulation, provocation, animation, prodding, encouragement, kindling, reminding, instigation, persuasion, excitement, urging, titillation, tittivation, arousal, awakening, enlivenment, pressing, agitation, inspiration, activation, envigoration, invigoration, incitation, cue, motivation, inducement, goad, prompting, goading, fueling, fuelling, fomentation, rousing, arousing, enkindling, geeing-up, egging on, spurring on, clarion call, stirring up, stoking up, whipping up, hate-mongering, triggering off, pressure, pressurization, beseeching, exhortation, pressurisation … more
pushings
  1. plural of pushing
  2. Synonyms:
      3. incitements, stimulation, provocation, animation, proddings, encouragement, kindling, remindings, instigations, persuasion, excitement, titillation, arousals, awakenings, enlivenments, pressings, agitation, inspiration, activation, invigorations, incitation, cues, motivations, inducements, goads, promptings, goadings, fuellings, fomentations, rousings, arousings, clarion calls, reminders, hints, advice, suggestion, jogging, warnings, pressure, assistance, influence, impulsions, pushes, incentives, stimuli, shots in the arm, catalysts, impetuses, wills, stimulants … more
pushlets
  1. plural of pushlet
pushers
  1. plural of pusher
  2. Synonyms:
      3. suppliers, dealers, bagmen, sources, connection, men, hawkers, peddlers, drug dealers, candy men, venders, salespersons, vendors, sellers, traders, pedlars, purveyors, traffickers, salesmen, marketers, shopkeepers, retailers, hucksters, saleswomen, wholesalers, colporteurs, merchants, marketeers, merchandisers, tradesmen, chapmen, shopmen, stockists, criers, runners, barrow boys, brokers, buyers, shop assistants, travelling salesmen, higglers, costermongers, assistants, distributors, sales assistants, storekeepers, clerks, fences, pitchpersons, businesspersons … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “The countryside was a major theme with rustic cord jodhpurs, pedal pushers with buttons at the knee, checked shirts and Aran sweaters.”
      “If I start wearing stonewashed pedal pushers and marabou slippers could someone shoot me please?”
      “I don't blame the users but the drug pushers who are so eager to get people hooked on heroin.”
pushes
  1. plural of push
  2. Synonyms:
      3. nudges, jolts, shoves, elbows, prods, jabs, pokes, jostles, smacks, thrust, bumps, hits, butts, knocks, punch, strikes, shoulders, thumps, bashes, jars, rams, taps, thwacks, dabs, digs, stabs, whacks, touch, charge, campaigns, drives, movement, cause, crusades, commitment, initiatives, exertion, onrushes, onsets, bandwagons, offensive, assault, onslaughts, advances, sorties, efforts, incursions, juggernauts, blitzes … more
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